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¡Raíces: First Year and Beyond! is a student empowerment program that strives to cultivate thriving scholars and advocates for our community. Our program affirms Latine cultural identities, honors our ancestral roots, and celebrates our multilingual, multiracial, and multigenerational heritage.

 

Our Origin/Nuestro Origen

¡Raíces: First Year and Beyond! was developed by a $3 million Title V HSI Grant awarded to SBCC in October 2021 by the U.S. Department of Education. SBCC was first recognized as an Hispanic Serving Institution in March 2011. HSIs are degree-granting colleges or universities whose student population is  25% or more Hispanic.

As of Fall 2021, SBCC serves 39.5% students who identify as Hispanic. These funds are meant to support the development of specific projects to increase degree or certificate completion for  Latine and/or low-income student populations.

Our Mission/Nuestra Misión

¡Con Raíces podemos crecer!

¡Raíces: First Year and Beyond! celebrates our indigenous roots as the foundation of our cultural and academic wealth. We commit to provide opportunities to learn from and honor this knowledge in order to manifest a deeper understanding of our community and our shared sense of identity. Through developing curriculum and a pedagogy that affirms student voice, lived experiences and cultural histories, this program strives to co-create a space with students to become thriving scholars and advocates for themselves and their communities.

 

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Visit us at La Plazita
Raíces Student Center

 

West Campus Center, 206 and 207

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Spring 2024 Hours
 
Monday - Thursday

9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Friday

9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Event Schedule

Contact Us
 
Email: Raices@sbcc.edu
@RaícesSBCC

805-730-5135

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